Stealing and outsourcing safety: a tale of two Californian cities

Two topics have been making the round of online urban news of late. Both involve public financing and public service in California.

First is the blatantly shameless news of the Mayor of Bell, who receives an annual salary of $800000. Even the US President Barack Obama earns much less than that. He was given the choice to resign or get fired, as if keeping the position would be a viable option. Bells will be ringing in the city of Bell once the mayor gets booted out.